Community observes 9-11 anniversary

Updated 7:56 am, Tuesday, September 11, 2012

An American flag flies at half staff next to a twin towers statue at Tyrrell Park in Beaumont in 2011.
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An American flag flies at half staff next to a twin towers statue at Tyrrell Park in Beaumont in 2011.
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One of eight stained glass window at the Temple to the Brave. The Temple will be open to the public on Memorial day. Six of the art pieces recognize the six flags that have flown over Texas.
Photo taken Thursday, May 24, 2012
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One of eight stained glass window at the Temple to the Brave. The Temple will be open to the public on Memorial day. Six of the art pieces recognize the six flags that have flown over Texas.
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Photo: Guiseppe Barranco, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Full of relics and war memorabilia, the Temple to the Brave will be open to the public on Memorial Day.
Photo taken Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Full of relics and war memorabilia, the Temple to the Brave will be open to the public on Memorial Day.
Photo taken Thursday, May 24, 2012
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Photo: Guiseppe Barranco, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Full of relics and war memorabilia, the Temple to the Brave will be open to the public on Memorial Day.
Photo taken Thursday, May 24, 2012
Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise

Full of relics and war memorabilia, the Temple to the Brave will be open to the public on Memorial Day.
Photo taken Thursday, May 24, 2012
Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise

Photo: Guiseppe Barranco, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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A Port Arthur fireman keeps the end of the American flag from touching the ground as its raised to hang on the fire engine before the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at the Port Arthur Pavilion in 2011. Amy Moore/The Enterprise less

A Port Arthur fireman keeps the end of the American flag from touching the ground as its raised to hang on the fire engine before the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at the Port Arthur Pavilion in 2011. Amy ... more

Photo: Dave Ryan

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The Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group fires a volley during the 911 memorial ceremony held in 2009 at Beaumont Fire Station #1. The firemen, as part of their ceremony, suspended a large American flag from ladder truck #1 in the front drivway. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise less

The Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group fires a volley during the 911 memorial ceremony held in 2009 at Beaumont Fire Station #1. The firemen, as part of their ceremony, suspended a large American flag from ... more

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Community observes 9-11 anniversary

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The United States today will observe the 11th year since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, resulted in the deaths of almost 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and a field near Shanksville, Pa.

The day is designated as Patriots Day.

In Beaumont, memorials will be observed around the city beginning at 9 a.m. at the Jefferson County Courthouse, which includes a 21-gun salute.

LifeShare Blood Center, 4305 Laurel St., will conduct a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which is sponsored by Del Papa Distributing Co. The distributor also will host a blood drive in its hospitality room at the distributorship, 410 Interstate 10 South, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At 11 a.m., Beaumont Fire Rescue will host its 9/11 ceremony at Fire Station No. 1, 767 College St.

The public is invited to attend as Beaumont first responders - including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and members of the military - pause to observe the day.

Temple to the Brave, the museum at Patriots Pipkin Park, 1350 Pennsylvania St., will be open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

It is one of five scheduled days per year when the museum is open, including Memorial Day, Flag Day, Patriots Day, Veterans Day, and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.